Section:   Rose Garden (original section)

Fort King Presbyterian Church has two distinct memorial gardens (sections) for the sprinkling of cremains. They are situated on opposite sides of the church property.  The original section is the “Rose Garden”.  The newer section is the “Fort King Memorial Garden”.

The “Rose Garden” is the first and original section. It is located on the south-west front of the church, to the left of the main doors (as you face the doors).

A sizeable memorial stone marks the exact location.

There is a granite bench.

​A large plague within the church, displays the names of those whose cremains were sprinkled in the Rose Garden.

Section:  Fort King Memorial Garden

The “Fort King Memorial Garden”, AKA “The Ken Orme Memorial Garden”, findagrave Cemetery ID: 2414127 is second section, more recently developed memorial garden.

It is located on the border of the northeast section of the church property, along the fenced eastern property line past the large “Fellowship Hall” and is accessible by vehicle.

The garden features two arbors, a water fountain, and seating.

It is paved with memorial bricks. Many memorial bricks have loved ones engraved names and additional information.

Below are a few representative bricks (also called pavers) from our memorial garden. You may memorialize your loved one here for a small one-time fee of $50 for each brick, which includes the engraving, placement, and perpetual care of the brick and memorial garden.

Your loved one did not have to be a member of or even associated with the church.

Many of the memorial bricks are “cenotaphs”.

Wait! What is a cenotaph?

It’s a monument or in this case, a memorial brick, which is placed in honor of a person (or, a group of persons), whose remains are located elsewhere or in some cases unknown (ie. lost at sea). In other words, actual ashes may not have been scattered here and another memorial stone may also exist in another cemetery.

Below the sample memorial brick photos, please find an on-line submission form with instructions. Checks can be sent separately from the form submission to the church.

Many may be wondering, what is a virtual cemetery?

​Simply put, it’s not a real cemetery. Rather, it is a linked alphabetical index of members, congregants, affiliates, and supporters who have passed on. It affords you the ability to instantly determine the actual location of a grave (if one exists) and to pay respects to the deceased by leaving notes/virtual flowers.

We call this virtual, whereas it transverses geographical boundaries of a final resting place and is not dependent upon location of cemetery.

​Better yet, it is not dependent upon actual burial. Thus, those cremated, as well as those where final resting places are unknown (i.e. lost at sea) may also be included.

The virtual cemetery pages list the deceased with links to the individual’s own memorial page.
Where possible, we try to include a picture, photo of the gravestone and obituary.
We also try to link to other family members memorial pages.

Do you know of a deceased member, congregant, affiliate, or supporter, not currently listed here? Can you provide any additional information for those already listed here? Where known, the information we seek includes;
full name (including maiden name)
date and place of birth
obituary
photographs
names of parents/siblings
gravestone pictures
does the person already have a memorial page at findagrave.com?
any other information that might aid research